5.One line description:
Interactive code for massive processing experimental data and
comparing with the theory.

6. Computer systems which code runs on: Any
Unix machine

7. Typical running time: 5-30
sec/case

8. Approximate number of code lines:
20,000

9. Does this code read data files from
another code?

10. Does this code produce data files
that can be read by another code? All the internal
profiles a represented in terms of splines. So, the interface
with any other code is trivial. Interface with PEST, DCON, MARS
is in the current version. SESC is used by ASTRA (transport
simulation) as an equilibrium solver.

12. Similar codes to this code, and
distinguishing differences: Compared with JSOLVER, SESC
allows to use any combination of input profiles which determines
plasma pressure and the current density. Compared with ballooning
stability codes, SESC contains full two-fluid model, which is
necessary for the present day experiments.

13. Journal References describing code:
Not available.

14. New code capabilities planned for
next 1-2 years: Full low- and intermediate-n linear
stability in two-fluid version.

15. Code users: L. Zakharov

16. Present and recent applications of
code: TFTR stability studies.

17. Status of code input/output
documentation. Check one: ( ) does not exist ( )
incomplete ( X ) exists Code is written with use of FWEB SYSTEM

18 Year Code was first used and present
frequency of use: 1994. In continues use and upgrading.

19. Estimate of Man-Years invested in
developing code: 2

20. Catagories of usage of Code (Check
all that apply): (X) application code to do analysis and
prediction of experiments (X) numerical testbed of theoretical
ideas (X) physics module to be used in integrated moddelling ( )
code for machine design

21. Language code is written in:
C+Fortran

22. Results of intercomparisons with
other codes and results of validation against experiments.
Equilibrium part has been proved to be more accurate than
Drozdov's POLAR equilibrium solver. In its simples form (ideal
one fluid MHD), ballooning stability part of SESC has been
verified with M.Chance and A.Glasser ballooning codes. Compared
with the TFTR data: 1. The code proved that widely used one-fluid
theory does not fit the experiment in essential details. 2. The
code revealed the role of ballooning modes in TFTR high-beta
disruption triggering. 3. The code predicts appearance, frequency
and range of wave numbers of so-called "Kinetic"
(really MHD) ballooning modes in TFTR.